Gulbarga district, officially known as Kalaburagi district, is one of the 30 districts of Karnataka state in southern India. Gulbarga city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is the headquarters of Gulbarga division
This district is situated in north Karnataka between 76°.04' and 77°.42 east longitude, and 17°.12' and 17°.46' north latitude, covering an area of 10,951 km². This district is bounded on the west by Bijapur district and Solapur district of Maharashtra state, on the north by Bidar district, Osmanabad district and Latur district of Maharashtra state, on the south by Yadgir district, and on the east by Ranga Reddy district and Medak district of Telangana state.